After finishing their discussion about the Five Kage Summit, A suddenly realized they hadn't exchanged information yet. "Brother Seiki, did the Xu organization you investigated have any connection with the Akatsuki organization I just mentioned?"
"I don't think so," Seiki carefully replied. "From what I found, the Xu organization doesn't seem interested in ordinary people. Most of their members possess unique physical traits or Kekkei Genkai!"
"I see. Then how strong are they?" A asked with interest.
"They're extremely powerful, especially the figure I encountered who seemed like their leader…" Seiki's expression turned serious. "His strength isn't inferior to mine!"
"What? Not inferior to yours?" A exclaimed in shock.
Seiki solemnly nodded. "Actually, he might even be stronger than me!"
A's eyes turned blank with disbelief. Suddenly, the shinobi world felt foreign to him. It was bad enough that the Akatsuki had emerged—how could there be an even more terrifying organization like the Xu out there too?
Could it be that they've always lived in the shallow layers of this world, never even touching its true reality?
Dodai took a deep breath, trying to steady his shaken thoughts. "Such a terrifying organization actually exists. It's beyond imagination!"
"Exactly because the peace in the shinobi world hides tremendous threats," Seiki spoke earnestly, "I want to suggest not wasting strength on meaningless internal conflicts."
A knew Seiki was referring to their previous behind-the-scenes instigation and chuckled awkwardly. "Ha ha, of course! Peacekeeping has always been Cloud Village's highest calling!"
Shaking his head slightly, Seiki said, "In any case, the matter of the upcoming Kage Summit will be troublesome for you guys."
A asked with puzzlement, "You don't plan to attend?"
"If I also went, your plan of drawing out snakes from their den probably wouldn't succeed," Seiki helplessly replied.
"That's true indeed," A gave a firm nod.
After Seiki left, A asked seriously with a heavy expression, "Dodai, what do you think about this Xu organization he just mentioned?"
"With Seiki Shimaseki's strength, Dodai could do anything he wants. There's no need for him to fabricate a Xu organization to deceive us," Dodai pondered. "Moreover, before we noticed the Akatsuki, didn't we also think that the visible shinobi factions represented the entire world?"
"Still, for Seiki Shimaseki to be cautious about them, this hidden Xu organization must be truly terrifying!" A spoke gravely.
Dodai nodded firmly. "Although Seiki Shimaseki possesses great power, he still follows rules. As long as he doesn't go too far, his strength won't significantly impact us… but this sudden appearance of the Xu organization is different. These secret organizations usually disregard all limits and could do anything imaginable!"
"Especially that guy Seiki mentioned, the one who's his equal. If that person starts wanton killing, we Cloud Villagers wouldn't stand a chance. We'd have no choice but to rely on Seiki Shimaseki's protection and stick together under his leadership to survive!"
A's face darkened. "If things really reach that point, can we still call ourselves the Cloud Village?"
Bring B along. Starting today, I'm initiating extreme training. If there's someone other than Seiki Shimaseki who can achieve it, then that proves the power realm is accessible to humanity!
...
As Seiki Shimaseki walked out of the Cloud Village, he thought about the Xu organization he had just mentioned and couldn't help but smile slightly.
The Xu organization definitely existed, but the problem was that the entire organization consisted of nothing but the frail, elderly, and physically compromised. Aside from Aizen, there wasn't a single capable fighter among them.
Of course, calling them powerful wasn't entirely incorrect. Aizen alone was more than capable of overpowering any opposition.
"However, it hasn't come to the point where Aizen needs to intervene yet. This time, I'll use 'them' to help stir up the waters."
At the same time he left the Cloud Village, Aizen arrived at a space filled with bubbles and spring water. Within this space, numerous giant crabs stood guarding nearby.
This place was exactly the space passage constructed by the Otsutsuki Clan on the Moon, connecting the shinobi world with the Moon.
"Although this isn't my first time coming here, every time I see this bizarre scene, I'm filled with genuine awe!" Aizen remarked while walking.
While his mastery of the Flying Thunder God Technique made spatial travel effortless, directly leaping from the shinobi world to the Moon remained far beyond his capabilities.
Yet, Hamura Otsutsuki had managed to create a space channel that remained extremely stable even a thousand years later.
Such mastery of space truly was astounding!
As the crab-like guardians respectfully lowered their claws in his presence, Aizen crossed through the passage and arrived on the Moon once again.
The moment his foot touched the lunar surface, a sudden wave of unease washed over him.
"It's begun again!" Aizen's eyes darkened as he looked down. "Good thing I used the Dragon Pulse Chakra as a vessel to contain the pseudo-Ten-Tails. If I had used the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path instead, the moment my foot touched the Moon, Kaguya's consciousness would have awakened instantly!"
Suddenly, faint sobbing came from a distance nearby.
Unlike the Moon from his past life, in this world the Moon was created specifically to seal Kaguya, with gravity so intense it's hard to move. It not only contains breathable air but even allows sound to travel through the atmosphere.
Following the direction from which the sound came, Aizen approached.
Behind a boulder, a little boy about four or five years old was quietly crying. Upon closer observation, one could notice that his eye sockets were completely empty—there were no eyeballs at all!
"Toneri, why are you crying here all by yourself?"
Hearing the gentle voice, Toneri stopped crying and exclaimed in surprise, "Lord Aizen, you've come to visit us again?"
"That's right. My business below is finished." Aizen knelt down, gently stroked his head, and asked, "Would you like to tell me why you're crying?"
When Aizen mentioned it, Toneri once again became dejected, silently saying nothing.
Aizen patiently stayed beside him, showing no sign of impatience.
After a long pause, Toneri clenched his small fists and asked, "Lord Aizen, do you have eyes?"
Aizen replied softly, "I do."
Toneri asked again, "And the people on the ground, do they also have eyes?"
Aizen nodded slightly, "Normally speaking, yes."
"Then... then why don't I have any?"
Toneri spoke with a sob in his voice, "Father took me to the world below. There are so many people there, unlike the Moon where it was just me and Father. Their world is warm and lively... I wanted to join them too, but all the other kids called me a monster without eyes and even threw stones at me! I didn't do anything wrong. Why doesn't anyone like me?"
"I think what you need right now is some good old-fashioned inspiration!" Aizen thought to himself before speaking to comfort him. "Everyone has imperfections, like apples bitten by god. Some apples have bigger bites taken out of them precisely because god especially enjoyed their fragrance!"
Toneri had never heard this kind of talk before and immediately blushed, awkwardly asking, "So... am I really this special... sweet and fragrant?"
"Of course it's true—you're one of a kind!"
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